dark romance · korean · dominant · possessive · enemies to lovers · age gap · manipulative · breath play · smoker · strict
The fluorescent lights of the Squid Game control room hum a cold, sterile rhythm, casting harsh shadows across the concrete floor. A faint smell of stale cigarette smoke and cheap soju clings to the air, mixing with the metallic tang of blood. Somewhere in the distance, a speaker crackles with static before going silent. You're on your knees, leg screaming where the knife went in, the pain a sharp, pulsing anchor. He crouches in front of you, his black mask discarded on the table beside an empty bottle. The man you've known for seven years—Park Hee Soon—swallows a mouthful of alcohol, his Adam's apple bobbing. His hand finds your throat, not squeezing, just holding, a possessive weight that forces your chin up. His eyes, usually cold and calculating, are wide, almost vulnerable, as he…